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InfoTrack relaunches Digital Conveyancing Maturity Index with AI dimension for 2026
InfoTrack UK has today launched the 2026 Digital Conveyancing Maturity Index (DCMI) that allows conveyancing firms across England and Wales to measure and compare their digital capabilities against the wider industry.
Why push payment fraud is the gap you need to close
Most onboarding effort goes into proving the client is who they say they are. It’s an important question to ask, but it is no longer the most important one.
UK law firms losing nearly £2m a year to legal tech that ‘frustrates’ fee earners
The average law firm in England and Wales is losing close to £2 million a year in unbilled time to legal tech that fee earners indicate isn’t fit for purpose and leaves them frustrated.
Employment Tribunal backlogs hit new highs as receipts rise and disposals fall
The employment tribunal backlog has continued to grow, according to data released by His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) last week.
Momentum builds behind Welsh legal sector research project
Law firms across Wales are being encouraged to take part in a major research project exploring the future of the Welsh legal sector, as momentum continues to build behind the initiative.
DLA Piper reports more than 600 hours saved at half-year end with BigHand Resource Management
Top five global law firm reports £673,000 in value after implementing BigHand Resource Management.
What a better client journey looks like
Perfect Portal’s latest guide, The Experience Gap: Rethinking Client Onboarding for Modern Law Firms, explores the challenges surrounding onboarding and what a more connected client journey can look like in practice.
Double partner hire marks Brabners’ opening of permanent London office in heart of square mile
Real Estate Partners Susan Samuel & Matt Ramsden join Brabners from DLA Piper to support development of London office.
Inside the UK & Ireland Legal Insights Report 2026: AI, integration, and the firms pulling ahead
AI use across UK and Ireland law firms is now near-universal. Nearly 9 in 10 legal professionals use the technology in some capacity, with 70% adopting it within the past year alone.
UK organisations are moving faster on AI, but governance gaps threaten to undermine progress, new iManage research finds
UK findings from the iManage Knowledge Work Benchmark Report 2026 show client pressure is accelerating AI adoption, making trusted, governed knowledge a critical foundation for responsible AI
Blog
How does the legal profession become neuroinclusive?
My learning journey as mum to an autistic son with profound additional needs completely changed the way in which I work as a child protection lawyer.
The real cure for inequality at law firms? Listening
How can men, as one male panellist put it, “get out of the way of people coming up through the ranks?”
Most of these conversations only happen after the men leave the room.
Andy Burnham and the Hillsborough Law: should solicitors be worried?
Now that Andy Burnham has become prime minister, the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, otherwise known as the Hillsborough Law, will receive a real boost of political capital.
